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Installation
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3-6 STR (Suspend To RAM) Function
The board supports the STR power management state by maintaining the
appropriate states on the DDR SDRAM interface signals. The power source
must be kept alive to the DDR SDRAM during STR (ACPI S3). Advanced
Configuration Power Interface (ACPI) provides more Energy Saving Features
for operating systems that supporting Instant ON and QuickStart
TM
function.
1. To enable the ACPI function and use the STR functionally to save your system
energy, you are recommended to confirm the following requirements:
a. Please do install all ACPI qualified add-on cards such as AGP, LAN,
Modem cards.
b. In BIOS, please select “ ACPI function: Enable” and “ACPI Suspend Type:
S3(STR)” in the Power Management Setup menu.
c. Then, please install the Windows
®
98SE/ME or Windows
®
2000.
d. Restart your system.
e. Getting in to the “Advanced” of the Power Management icon of Control
Panel, and selecting the “Stand By” in the Power Buttons.
2. Getting start with STR function, please click the START button and choose
Shut Down. Then, select the Stand By option in the Shut Down Windows box
to get into STR mode.
Here are the differences between STR power saving mode and Green (or
Suspend) mode:
a. It is the most advanced Power Management mode
b. It cuts all the power supplied to peripherals except to Memory - max.
power saving
c. It saves and keeps all on-screen data including any executed applications to
DDR SDRAM.